From left: Benjamin Wallace and Clara Carleton of Materials Management swap out the older cloth gowns for disposable ones on Tower 14C.

Materials Management staff began stocking inpatient units and procedural areas with new, disposable isolation gowns – replacing the cloth, reusable ones previously worn – on Nov. 13. The rollout is part of a broader Partners 2.0 initiative to standardize products across Partners hospitals. Learn more about the transition on PikeNotes.